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RSSDiagnosing Gum Infections
Your mouth is a busy place where millions of bacteria are constantly on the move. Some bacteria are harmless while majority of them attack the teeth and gums. Harmful bacteria contained in plaque cause gum disease. If not cured on time, plaque builds up on the teeth leading to irritation of gums and causes bleeding of gums. Ultimately, bone and connective tissue are destroyed and a tooth often becomes loose which may result in tooth extraction.
In order to have a life long good oral health, you must remember that maintaining good oral hygiene is a must. Gum diseases or infections don’t happen if you don’t let it. Faltering in how you take care of your teeth is never a good thing.
Diagnosing gum disease early is the key to treating it. Check your gums on a regular basis. Here’s how you can do it and what you will see if there’s any infection:
The first sign of gum infection includes a shallow V-shaped groove formed at the edge of where the gum line starts. This groove is called as sulcus, which is located between the teeth and the gums. Sometimes, sulcus is simply termed as “pockets”. In a person with good oral health and normal sulcus, the depth of the groove is anything between one to three millimeters.
If the gum disease reaches its higher stages, the sulcus causes deeper groove to develop between the teeth and gums. These pockets can harbor the growth of bacteria from plaque. In extreme cases, it becomes very difficult to get rid of the infection. Simple brushing and flossing becomes insufficient to cure the gum infection.
Hence, it is very important to maintain oral health. Consult your dentist once in three months.
Tags: brushing, flossing, gums, diagnose, tissue
Every morning you trudge into the bathroom and take efforts to make your teeth pearl white. In a hurry to get the thing done, you often end up brushing away into the enamel and keep going until the gum tissue recedes. Do you know that in this effort, you are actually making your teeth vulnerable to decay? Read on to know more.
